Why does Wonder Woman say "goodbye brother" to Ares?
When Ares reveals himself to Diana in Wonder Woman, just after she finds out that her sword is powerless against him, he says "Oh my dear child".
Then, Diana tells him:
Goodbye brother.
before she kills him.
Why did she say that?
Best Answer
Because in the DC mythology, they share Zeus as a father.
Originally the comic book character of Diana Prince / Wonder Woman was 'created out of clay and brought to life' but that was changed in later comics to Zeus being her father.
Ares is a son of Zeus in both DC and Greek mythology.
So, although their age differs massively, they are half-sibling.
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Why does Wonder Woman call Ares brother?
According to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippolyta, Ares was the father of Hippolyta, who was (according to DC) the mother of Wonder Woman. So that makes Ares both brother and grandfather. Greek mythology is weird.What is the relationship between Wonder Woman and Ares?
Ares first appears in the DC Extended Universe film Wonder Woman, the fourth installment of the DCEU, played by David Thewlis. As the God of War, he is depicted as the treacherous son of Zeus and the half-brother of Diana/Wonder Woman.Why did Wonder Woman fight Ares?
She's a god and he's a god, and he knows something she doesn't know and made a choice based on that. He saw the weakness in his father's creation and is trying to show the world how bad mankind is and therefore annihilate them and get rid of them.Wonder Woman Destroys Ares 'Goodbye Brother' (Scene) - Wonder Woman (2017) Movie Clip
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